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UVEA is a free teaching resource built to help ophthalmology residents learn to recognize and manage uveitis. Good teaching depends on good images, and that's where we need you.

If you have clinical photos or imaging that match anything on the list below, please share them. Every image you contribute will be credited to you and your institution.

How to contribute: review the criteria in Section 1, name your files using the convention below, and upload them through our form.

Upload images → Download the request list (.docx)

The upload form requires a Google account. If you don't have one, email your images and captions to uvea@uveitissociety.org. Please start with Tier 1 and Tier 2 images.

Thank you for helping train the next generation of uveitis specialists.

UVEA Clinical Image Request List

On Call Now + On Rotation — Foundations

1. What makes an image usable? UVEA's criteria

Requirement	Specification
Format	JPEG, PNG, or TIFF at original capture resolution. For OCT, FA, ICGA, and B-scan, export from the device rather than screenshotting the review station.
De-identification	No burned-in name, MRN, date of birth, or accession number anywhere in the frame, including device overlays. Device banners on OCT and FA exports are the most common offender and usually need cropping.
Consent	Consent is generally not required. However, an anterior segment image that includes the entire iris could raise issues, since iris scans are used in some settings to establish identity. This would be rare.
External photographs	Any image showing recognizable facial features needs consent specific to that, and should be flagged separately. Periocular and dermatologic images are where this bites.
Caption	One line from the contributor: what the image shows, laterality, and any relevant context (immune status, time course, post-procedure day). This is the hardest part to reconstruct later, so collect it at submission.
Attribution	Contributor name and institution as they wish it to appear. Assume every image will be visibly credited.
Rights	Contributor confirms the image is their own work and has not been assigned exclusively to a publisher. Images previously published in a journal usually cannot be reused without permission from the publisher, not the author.

Submission naming convention

IMG-ID_Contributor_Laterality.ext — for example A07_Gonzales_OD.jpg. The ID is the code from the tables below. This lets the coordinator sort a hundred incoming files without opening any of them.

Note on the ID letters: section prefixes run A–E and then G, H, J–N. F is skipped because it would collide with the module codes F1–F41; I is skipped because it is confusable with the digit 1.

2. Priority tiers

Three tiers based on priority. Please focus on acquiring Tiers 1 and 2 before Tier 3.

Tier	Covers	Count
1	The six built On Call Now triage modules, plus the eleven Tier 1 On Rotation modules.	43
2	On Rotation Tier 2 — Core curriculum, months 4–9.	49
3	On Rotation Tier 3 — Mostly rare findings that are opportunistic to collect.	34

Module codes used in the "Used in" column

Code	Module
OCN-Hyp	On Call Now — Hypopyon Triage
OCN-HTN	On Call Now — Hypertensive Uveitis Triage
OCN-Red	On Call Now — Acute Red Eye with AC Inflammation
OCN-Scl	On Call Now — Scleritis Triage
OCN-AVLi	On Call Now — Acute Vision Loss in an Inflamed Eye
OCN-AVL	On Call Now — Acute Vision Loss
F1–F41	On Rotation — Foundations modules, per the series brief. F3 requires no clinical images.

3. Catalogue — anterior segment and external

A. Keratic precipitates, cell, and flare

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
A01	Fine, non-granulomatous KP on the corneal endothelium	Slit lamp, high mag	1	F2, F9, OCN-Red
A02	Mutton-fat (granulomatous) KP	Slit lamp, high mag	1	F2, F14, F23, F24, F26
A03	Diffuse stellate KP across the whole endothelium	Slit lamp, high mag	2	F2, F10 (Fuchs)
A04	Pigmented or hyalinized old KP	Slit lamp, high mag	2	F2, F10
A05	KP in Arlt triangle distribution	Slit lamp, diffuse + slit	2	F2
A06	Anterior chamber cell — graded set, ideally 1+, 2+, 3+, 4+ from the same photographer and camera	Slit lamp, narrow high-power beam	1	F1, F2, OCN-Red
A07	Anterior chamber flare, marked, with visible beam scatter	Slit lamp, narrow beam	1	F1, F2
A08	Fibrin membrane spanning the anterior chamber	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	F2, F9, OCN-Red, OCN-Hyp
A09	Hypopyon — mobile, layered, shifting with head position	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	OCN-Hyp, F9
A10	Hypopyon — dense and fibrinous, non-shifting	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	OCN-Hyp, F31
A11	Pseudohypopyon — tumor cells, in a patient with known lymphoma or leukemia	Slit lamp, diffuse	2	OCN-Hyp, F32
A12	Hyphema or microhyphema with inflammation (UGH syndrome)	Slit lamp, diffuse	3	F10, F33

B. Iris and pupil

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
B01	Posterior synechiae, undilated	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	F2, F9, OCN-Red
B02	Festooned pupil after dilation, with broken synechiae	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	F2, F9
B03	Seclusio pupillae with iris bombé	Slit lamp, diffuse	2	F2, F38
B04	Koeppe nodules at the pupillary margin	Slit lamp, high mag	1	F2, F14
B05	Busacca nodules on the iris stroma	Slit lamp, high mag	1	F2, F14
B06	Sectoral iris atrophy, herpetic pattern	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	OCN-HTN, F26
B07	Iris transillumination defects corresponding to B06	Slit lamp, retroillumination	1	OCN-HTN, F26
B08	Iris heterochromia, unilateral	External + slit lamp	2	F2, F10
B09	Diffuse iris stromal atrophy with loss of crypt detail	Slit lamp	2	F10
B10	Iris granuloma or nodular mass	Slit lamp	3	F14, F32
B11	Rubeosis iridis in a chronically inflamed eye	Slit lamp, high mag	3	F38
B12	Iris depigmentation following systemic fluoroquinolone	Slit lamp	3	F11

C. Cornea, conjunctiva, and anterior segment mimics

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
C01	Ciliary flush / circumcorneal injection	External, close	1	F2, F9, OCN-Red
C02	Band keratopathy	Slit lamp, diffuse	2	F2, F41
C03	Corneal infiltrate or ulcer with a hypopyon	Slit lamp, diffuse	1	OCN-Hyp
C04	Corneal edema with markedly elevated IOP	Slit lamp, slit section	1	OCN-Hyp, OCN-HTN
C05	HSV dendritic epithelial keratitis, fluorescein-stained	Slit lamp, cobalt blue	2	F26
C06	Herpes zoster ophthalmicus — dermatomal rash with Hutchinson sign	External	1	F26, OCN-Red
C07	Interstitial keratitis with ghost vessels	Slit lamp, slit section	2	F23
C08	Post-operative eye with lid edema, chemosis, and purulent discharge	External	1	OCN-Hyp, F31
C09	Infected or leaking filtering bleb	Slit lamp, diffuse	2	OCN-Hyp, F31
C10	Gonioscopy — peripheral anterior synechiae	Gonioscopy	2	F38
C11	Gonioscopy — angle nodules or angle neovascularization	Gonioscopy	3	F38
C12	Posterior subcapsular cataract in a uveitic or steroid-treated eye	Slit lamp, retroillumination	1	F34, F40
C13	Malpositioned IOL or retained lens fragment	Slit lamp + UBM	3	F33, F40

D. Sclera and episclera

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
D01	Episcleritis, sectoral — with a paired post-phenylephrine image showing blanching	External, two frames	1	OCN-Scl, F13
D02	Diffuse anterior scleritis	External, daylight and slit lamp	1	OCN-Scl, F13
D03	Nodular anterior scleritis	External + slit lamp	1	OCN-Scl, F13
D04	Necrotizing scleritis with inflammation, showing avascular patch	External	1	OCN-Scl, F13
D05	Scleromalacia perforans	External	2	F13
D06	Scleral thinning with uveal show after resolved scleritis	External	2	F13
D07	Infectious scleritis, post-surgical or post-trauma	External	3	F13

4. Catalogue — posterior segment

E. Vitreous and general inflammatory signs

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
E01	Vitreous haze — graded set, ideally 0.5+ through 4+ from one camera. See the note in Section 7 on why we cannot use the published standard photographs.	Fundus photo	1	F1, F2
E02	Snowballs in the inferior vitreous	Wide-field or fundus photo	1	F2, F12, F14
E03	Snowbank over the inferior pars plana	Wide-field, or fundus with scleral indentation	1	F2, F12
E04	Dense vitritis with a hazy or absent view of the disc	Fundus photo	1	OCN-AVLi, F31
E05	Optic disc edema or hyperemia in active uveitis	Fundus photo	2	F2, F14
E06	Retinal periphlebitis with venous sheathing	Wide-field	1	F2, F14, F16
E07	Candle-wax drippings (segmental perivenous exudate)	Fundus photo	1	F14
E08	Occlusive retinal vasculitis with arteriolar attenuation	Wide-field	2	F16
E09	Frosted branch angiitis	Wide-field	3	F27, F28
E10	Retinal hemorrhages with vasculitis	Wide-field	2	F16, F18

G. Infectious posterior segment patterns

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
G01	Active toxoplasma lesion adjacent to an old pigmented scar (the satellite)	Fundus photo	2	F29
G02	Quiescent toxoplasma chorioretinal scar	Fundus photo	2	F29
G03	Acute retinal necrosis — confluent peripheral retinal whitening with occlusive vasculitis	Wide-field	1	OCN-AVLi, F27
G04	CMV retinitis — indolent granular border	Wide-field	2	F28
G05	CMV retinitis — fulminant hemorrhagic pattern along the vessels	Wide-field	2	F28, OCN-AVLi
G06	Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis	Fundus photo + FAF	1	F23
G07	Serpiginous-like choroiditis in confirmed tuberculosis	Fundus photo	2	F24, F21
G08	Choroidal tubercle or tuberculoma	Fundus photo	2	F24
G09	Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis — chorioretinal lesion with overlying vitreous "string of pearls"	Fundus photo	2	F31, OCN-AVLi
G10	Toxocara granuloma with a vitreoretinal traction band	Fundus photo	3	F30
G11	Subretinal nematode in DUSN	Fundus photo	3	F30
G12	Punched-out chorioretinal lesions with peripapillary atrophy (POHS)	Fundus photo	3	F30
G13	HIV retinopathy — cotton-wool spots without retinitis	Fundus photo	2	F28

H. Noninfectious posterior segment patterns

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
H01	Sarcoid choroidal granulomas	Fundus photo	1	F14
H02	Birdshot lesions — cream-colored, ovoid, radiating nasally	Wide-field	2	F19
H03	VKH — multifocal serous retinal detachments, acute phase	Fundus photo + OCT	2	F15
H04	VKH — sunset glow fundus, convalescent phase	Wide-field	2	F15
H05	Dalen-Fuchs nodules	Fundus photo	3	F15, F17
H06	Sympathetic ophthalmia in the sympathizing eye	Fundus photo	3	F17
H07	APMPPE — creamy placoid posterior pole lesions	Fundus photo	3	F21
H08	Serpiginous choroiditis with peripapillary geographic spread	Fundus photo + FAF	3	F21
H09	MFC/PIC — small punched-out chorioretinal lesions	Fundus photo	3	F22
H10	MEWDS — subtle grey-white dots with foveal granularity	Fundus photo + FAF	3	F22
H11	Subretinal fibrosis following multifocal choroiditis	Fundus photo	3	F22

J. Masquerades and complications

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
J01	Vitreoretinal lymphoma — sub-RPE infiltrates, leopard-spot pattern	Fundus photo + OCT	2	F32
J02	Vitreoretinal lymphoma — vitreous debris in sheets or clumps	Fundus photo	2	F32
J03	Choroidal metastasis presenting as uveitis	Fundus photo + B-scan	3	F32
J04	Retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding	Fundus photo	3	F32
J05	Retinitis pigmentosa with mild vitreous cell	Wide-field	3	F33
J06	Ocular ischemic syndrome	Wide-field + FA	3	F33
J07	Clinically visible cystoid macular edema	Fundus photo, red-free	1	F39
J08	Epiretinal membrane in a uveitic eye	Fundus photo + OCT	2	F41
J09	Exudative retinal detachment	Wide-field	2	F15, F41
J10	Inflammatory choroidal neovascular membrane	Fundus photo + OCT	2	F41
J11	Hypotony maculopathy with chorioretinal folds	Fundus photo + OCT	3	F41
J12	Disc and retinal appearance in end-stage uveitic glaucoma	Fundus photo	3	F38

5. Catalogue — imaging

K. Optical coherence tomography

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
K01	Normal macular OCT from the same device as I02, as a comparator	OCT, macular cube	1	F5, F39
K02	Cystoid macular edema with intraretinal cysts	OCT	1	F5, F39
K03	Subretinal fluid with septae, acute VKH	OCT	2	F5, F15
K04	Choroidal thickening on enhanced-depth imaging	OCT, EDI	2	F5, F15
K05	Epiretinal membrane with surface wrinkling	OCT	2	F41
K06	Vitreous cells visible as hyperreflective dots on OCT	OCT	2	F5
K07	Outer retinal and ellipsoid zone disruption	OCT	3	F22
K08	Hyperreflective sub-RPE deposits suggestive of lymphoma	OCT	3	F32
K09	Anterior segment OCT showing anterior chamber cells	AS-OCT	3	F5

L. Angiography and autofluorescence

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
L01	FA — petaloid macular leakage in CME	FA, late frames	1	F5, F39
L02	FA — optic disc hyperfluorescence and leakage	FA, late frames	2	F5
L03	FA — diffuse peripheral vascular leakage and staining	Wide-field FA	1	F5, F14
L04	FA — capillary non-perfusion in occlusive vasculitis	Wide-field FA	2	F16
L05	FA — early hypofluorescence with late staining of placoid lesions	FA, early and late pair	3	F21
L06	ICGA — multiple hypofluorescent dark dots	ICGA	2	F5, F19, F15
L07	ICGA — choroidal granulomas	ICGA	3	F14
L08	FAF — hypoautofluorescent geographic lesions	FAF	2	F5, F21
L09	FAF — hyperautofluorescent dots or a ring	FAF	3	F22

M. Ultrasound

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
M01	B-scan — dense vitreous opacities with no fundus view	B-scan	1	OCN-AVLi, F31
M02	B-scan — posterior scleritis with the T-sign	B-scan	1	OCN-Scl, F13
M03	B-scan — choroidal thickening with exudative detachment	B-scan	2	F15
M04	UBM — ciliary body inflammation or cyclitic membrane	UBM	3	F5
M05	UBM — IOL haptic in the sulcus with iris chafing	UBM	3	F33

N. Systemic, dermatologic, and radiologic

ID	Image needed	Modality	P	Used in
N01	Chest radiograph — bilateral hilar adenopathy	CXR	1	F14
N02	Chest CT — hilar and mediastinal adenopathy	CT	1	F14
N03	Lupus pernio	Clinical photograph	2	F14
N04	Erythema nodosum	Clinical photograph	2	F14
N05	Maculopapular rash of secondary syphilis, palms and soles	Clinical photograph	1	F23
N06	Oral aphthous ulceration	Clinical photograph	2	F16
N07	Erythema migrans	Clinical photograph	3	F25
N08	Psoriatic plaques and nail pitting	Clinical photograph	2	F9
N09	Poliosis, vitiligo, or alopecia in VKH	Clinical photograph	2	F15
N10	Sacroiliac imaging showing sacroiliitis	Radiograph or MRI	1	F9
N11	Brain MRI — periventricular white matter lesions	MRI	2	F12
N12	Brain MRI — CNS lymphoma	MRI	3	F32
N13	Chest imaging in active pulmonary tuberculosis	CXR or CT	2	F24